Therapy for new moms — postpartum depression & anxiety
1 in 5 women experience a postpartum mood or anxiety disorder. The vast majority of them won't get treated — because the screening is inadequate, the symptoms get dismissed as 'normal new mom stuff,' or finding a specialist takes weeks. Our therapists treat postpartum the first time you ask.
Most major
insurances
accepted.
We’re in-network with most major plans — commercial and employer insurance, and Tennessee Medicaid (TennCare).
Check your coverageCommercial + employer plans
- Aetna
- Allied Benefit Systems
- BCBS Tennessee
- BCBS Texas
- Cigna
- Magellan
- Meritain
- Optum
- UHC Commercial
- UMR
- UnitedHealthcare
Public + government plans
- BlueCare
- Tricare
- UHC Community
- VA
- Wellpoint
More ways to pay
- Self-Pay
- HSA / FSA
- Sliding Scale
- Deep Sliding Scale*
Don’t see your plan? We sign new contracts a few times a year — ask during intake and we’ll let you know if yours is being added soon.
*Limited spots available.
You don’t have to talk yourself into seeking help.
- •Crying that doesn't match what's happening
- •A flat, numb feeling — not sad exactly, just empty
- •Rage that surprises you, especially toward your partner
- •Intrusive thoughts about your baby getting hurt
- •Compulsive checking, washing, or counting
- •Feeling like you're a bad mother no matter what you do
- •Disconnection from the baby — wondering if you should have done this
- •Panic attacks, racing heart, doom
- •Insomnia that persists even when the baby sleeps
- •Birth trauma flashbacks or avoidance of medical settings
If any of the above sounds like what’s happening for you — or someone you love — that’s a clinical signal, not a personality flaw. Our specialists treat it with the seriousness it deserves.
Care for the woman the standard system overlooks.
- ✓New mothers in the first year postpartum (and well beyond — postpartum doesn't end at 12 months)
- ✓Women experiencing intrusive thoughts or postpartum OCD
- ✓Mothers processing birth trauma — emergency C-section, NICU, hemorrhage, anything that didn't go to plan
- ✓Adoptive mothers (postpartum mood disorders affect adoptive parents too)
- ✓Women whose previous pregnancy ended in loss and are now postpartum with a living baby
Our approach to therapy for new moms — postpartum depression & anxiety.
Postpartum depression and anxiety are physiological, not failures of love or strength. Our clinicians treat them with evidence-based approaches — CBT for thought patterns, behavioral activation for depression, ERP for postpartum OCD, EMDR for birth trauma — within a framework that takes the postpartum identity shift seriously.
Many of our postpartum clients are in concurrent medication management. The medications considered safest during breastfeeding (sertraline, etc.) have decades of data and are generally lower-risk than untreated severe symptoms. The decision is yours — we provide the data.
Sessions are virtual when getting to an office isn't realistic. Many of our therapists hold space for nursing during session, baby-in-arms, or 30-minute formats when the baby's nap window is shorter than 60 minutes.
Therapy isn't the only thing on offer for new moms. Our New Mom Support Group is free, online and peer-led — the room where somebody else says the thing you were afraid to say out loud — and many new moms do both, a therapist for the hard parts and a group for the lonely ones.
From first call to first session.
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Same-week first session
Postpartum mood disorders intensify quickly. We treat the first call as urgent and aim for a session within the same week.
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Flexibility for new-baby reality
Virtual is the default. Sessions can be paused/restarted when the baby cries, rescheduled around feeding, or reduced to 30 minutes when needed.
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Postpartum OCD-specific care
If your intrusive thoughts include images of harming the baby — that's postpartum OCD, not psychosis. It's treatable, common, and our clinicians use ERP and CBT specifically for it. You will not be reported.
Common questions about therapy for new moms — postpartum depression & anxiety.
Are intrusive thoughts dangerous?+
No — and they're a normal symptom of postpartum OCD, which affects up to 1 in 10 new mothers. Intrusive thoughts about the baby being hurt are NOT a sign that you'll act on them. Postpartum psychosis is different and rare; our clinicians can tell the difference and triage appropriately.
What about postpartum psychosis?+
Postpartum psychosis is a medical emergency requiring same-day psychiatric evaluation. If you're seeing or hearing things others don't, having severe paranoia, or thoughts you might act on — call 988 or go to an emergency room. We can support before and after acute care.
Can I bring the baby to session?+
Yes, virtual or in-person. Most of our clinicians prefer it that way for the postpartum window.
How long does postpartum therapy take?+
Average is 12–20 sessions for an uncomplicated postpartum mood episode, longer for trauma or OCD. Most clients feel meaningful change by session 6 — clinically validated as the median for evidence-based care.
I'm 18 months postpartum and still struggling — am I 'too late'?+
No. The DSM artificially defined postpartum as the first 12 months but symptoms can emerge or persist much later — especially with sleep disruption, weaning, or returning to work. The duration doesn't change the treatment.
Becoming
Our self-paced program for the fourth trimester and the first year — the identity shift, the intrusive thoughts, and what helps.
Explore Becoming →Therapy for new moms — postpartum depression & anxiety is also referred to as therapy for new moms, new mom therapy, PPD therapy, postpartum anxiety treatment, postpartum OCD therapist, birth trauma therapy, new mom support group, and matrescence support. Whatever you call it, our specialists treat it.
Often paired with this work.
Pregnancy & perinatal mental health
Antenatal anxiety, prenatal depression, and the loneliness of a high-risk pregnancy.
Trauma & PTSD
Sexual trauma, betrayal, narcissistic abuse, IPV, birth trauma, PTSD — treated with EMDR, somatic, and trauma-informed CBT.
Career, parenting & relationships
The mental load, dual-career strain, and the partnership reckonings that come with parenthood.
Ready to start?
Same-week availability, in-network with major insurance, and a specialist who actually treats therapy for new moms — postpartum depression & anxiety as their main work.